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KMID : 1151220120180010057
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Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy
2012 Volume.18 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.63
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Comparison of the Effects of Ultrasound, Laser, Ultrasound-Laser Integration in Patients with Knee Degenerative Osteoarthritis
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Jeon Beom-Su
Kwon Hyeok-su
Jeong Seong-Gwan
Park Ji-Whan
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Abstract
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Background: The number of old people with degenerative osteoarthritis one of the chronic disease, were constantly increased. Many researchers have made a great effort to verify the effects of ultrasound and laser therapy in degenerative osteoarthritis treatment. This study applied ultrasound-laser integration therapy on knee joint degenerative osteoarthritis and compared its effect with ultrasound and laser.
Methods: We assigned 60 patients age 65 to 85 who had been diagnosed as knee joint degenerative osteoarthritis in G nursing home in Daejeon city. Randomization was done in blocks of three, holding twenty people per each group to receive either ultrasound, laser, ultrasound-laser integration therapy. This study carried out the experiment for 6 weeks to from April 17, 2010. We measured variables using visual analog scale (VAS) and pressure threshold meter (PTM) of the effects by before and after exercise.
Results: It has been found that VAS was reduced and PTM was increased in all three groups. Compare with the other groups, Ultrasound-laser integration therapy group had lower VAS and higher PTM than ultrasound therapy and laser therapy group.
Conclusions: These results lead us to the conclusion that ultrasound-laser integration have influenced the pain reduction of the knee degenerative osteoarthritis.
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KEYWORD
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Degenerative osteoathritis, Laser, Ultrasound
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